Thursday, March 25, 2010

Robin McConnell interviews me over at Inkstuds.com. We talk about comics - naturally - but also, illustration and Boris Vallejo. In addition to the interview you get to hear some musical stylings of N.W.A., Loverboy and Pantera. Check it out here.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

I did an interview with Jason Leivian of Floating World Comics (the great comic book store in Portland, OR) for The Comics Journal. Check it out here. We talk about self-publishing, process, VHS and technological leaps among other things.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

You can find all three issues of Night Business, the first issue of Gangsta Rap Posse and the TRADITIONAL COMICS Bundle for sale on the Picturebox website, right here. And that's not all! Every issue is signed by yours truly, Benjamin Marra. Picturebox sells a lot of great stuff, so make sure you thoroughly peruse what they have to offer.

Monday, March 1, 2010

My good friends, The Naked Heroes, have just released their new video for their song "Sheila," made under the strong-arm direction of the legendary Ken "Lemon Cookie" Shadford. My beard and I make a cameo appearance during the party. If you dig the song you should absolutely download The Naked Heroes album, 99 Diamond, which is available for free on their label's website Powerload Records. It's a rip-roaring record of full-throated, redblooded rock 'n' roll.

Over on his blog, Michel Fiffe wrote a bit about some comics he recently purchased, which included Night Business, Issue 3. You can read what he had to say here. Below is an brief exerpt:

Equal parts old school Paul Gulacy and Faust’s Tim Vigil, Marra’s making his comics on his own terms with a dedication that’s pretty admirable. Thank God he’s not waiting around, hoping for a publisher’s permission to start his comic. And thank God he’s using newsprint.